Carlton and United link to form pounds 7.8bn media supergroup
29 Nov 1999 | by JONAH BLOOM
Carlton Communications and United News and Media look set to merge, creating a pounds 7.8 billion multi-media behemoth.
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Carlton United merger redefines media landscape
Carlton Communications and United News and Media look set to merge, creating a pounds 7.8 billion multi-media behemoth.
United News s largest commercial television broadcaster in a deal valued at 7.8 billion.
– United News & Media and Carlton Communications have agreed a merger that will create the UK's largest commercial television broadcaster in a deal valued at £7.8 billion.
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